With the release of Donald Trump’s detailed spending plan last week, we make a preliminary analysis of how both of the leading presidential candidates’ plans will help or hurt cities. Tax-exempt municipal bonds are the primary way state and local governments finance the kinds of infrastructure that support everyday life and robust local economies –…

Cities cannot end this epidemic alone – they need support from the federal government to expand treatment programs and strategies that challenge old conventions about the stigma of addiction. City leaders are taking actions to stem the tide of overdoses and deaths resulting from the opioid crisis. Across the country, cities are expanding prevention and…

Would the leading candidates double down on city priorities? Hosted by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Wednesday evening’s debate was the leading candidates’ last opportunity to speak to a national audience before Election Day. (photo credits: UNLV Photo Services) This post was co-authored by Michael Wallace and Stephanie Martinez-Ruckman. On Wednesday evening, the third…